So you’ve blast cleaned, straightened the chassis, tinkered with the motor and given it a new lease of life with a new paint job. Your once rusty bug is, after a substantial amount of work, now ready to hit the road and allow people to gaze in awe. Buying and restoring a classic car…
DetailsMost of the blast cleaning work that we do here at the Rusty Bug Workshop is done with soda blasting, but we also offer a glass blasting service. The glass that we use is recycled glass, which is both effective and better for the environment than the glass beads that most people associate with glass…
DetailsRustybug are delighted to announce that Chris and Ruth`s fully restored TR6 has won the award of `Best Standard TR6`, at the TR International – meaning that it is the best standard TR6 in the world at the moment! The old TR6 was brought to us about two years ago and with a lot…
DetailsOne of the most important parts to classic car restoration is blast cleaning. This is when soda or glass particles are blasted at the car body to clean it from paint, dirt, rust, grime and anything else that might be hanging about. Some people also also sandblasting to clean, but we have found that it…
DetailsOne of our most valued – and certainly most loved members of our team here at Rustybug is Steve`s beloved Smurf. Smurf was born 10 years ago, and his mum was a German Shepherd and his dad a Burmese, resulting in the handsome bear-like, unique specimen that is known in our parts as Smurf. Few…
DetailsFor those of us who have an interest in all things classic car, one of the biggest treats that is on offer to us is a visit to a car show. It might be that you are intending to exhibit your recently restored little gem, maybe are thinking about buying a classic car and looking…
DetailsWhether you have an old style Mini Cooper, 1961 Newport Chrysler or a 1959 Aston Martin, the idea of keeping your pride and joy locked away in a garage is beyond comprehension. For those of us who can think of nothing better to be doing than tinkering with a stunning piece of art and engineering,…
DetailsToday we will get to know our expert in the mechanics of older cars, Jim King. Definitely born in the wrong era, ‘Young Jim’ loves his old vehicles – from retro VW`s to Stags and veteran caravans. He has even been known to dress up, re-enacting the war years in his spare time! Beetle…
DetailsThey say that preparation is the single most important element of any job, especially so with paintwork on a vehicle. If we had a penny – well maybe a pound for every time we are asked if we can ‘just do a quick paint job’ how rich would we be? The problem is that firstly…
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